* To promote activities intended to foster the individual sanctification, apostolic formation, and spiritual welfare of our members

* To operate and maintain projects and facilities, and to assist programs or preemptive projects that provide education, counseling, medical care, nutrition, clothing, or shelter for populations of minors who, for the most part, live in settings which do not include the presence of natural or adoptive parents.

* To promote prayer for orphaned children, an increased devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary, and a greater knowledge and awareness of the life and religious ideals of our patron, Blessed Nuno of St. Mary.

PRAYER INTENTIONS:

January: Those in danger of abortion, "the orphans of the womb"February: An End to Human Trafficking, exploitation and slaveryMarch: Our members who experience loss, illness, or inner turmoil this yearApril: The physical and spiritual wellbeing of the minors at CRREDA #8May: The safety and humane treatment of migrants along our bordersJune: That children may never be victims of violence and exploitationJuly: The priest and deacon members of the Blessed Nuno SocietyAugust: The youth and staff at Bread of Life and St. Benedict's in St. VincentSeptember: Adequate clothing and supplies for the children we serveOctober: For missions and missioners throughout the ChurchNovember: The souls of the deceased members of the Blessed Nuno SocietyDecember: The children and staff at Our Lady Queen of Angels House

in Agua Prieta

THE BLESSED NUNO SOCIETY HAS SEVERAL ANNUAL EVENTS INCLUDING:

* Respect Life Mass (January)* Mass for Members (April )* Mass for deceased members (November)* Mass for priest and deacon members (July)* Directors' Rosary for the orphans (May)* Annual Dinner and Membership Meeting (November)

SOCIETY PRAYER

O God, Who enabled Saint Nuno to fight the good fightand to win renown for his victory over self and the world,grant the we, Your servants, may overcome the desire of earthly pleasures and rejoice eternally in the heavenly homeland.

"It is a poverty to decide that a child must die so that you can live as you wish." - Mother Teresa of Calcutta

Eating coconuts at Bread of Life in St. Vincent and the Grenadines

Former Society President, Deacon Roger Birkland with some of the children at Casa Pepito in Mexico

Father James Crossman breaking ground at the site of the new Mary Queen of Angels House shelter for children in Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico.

Our Executive Director, Tim Heinan, assistedconstruction workers mix soil and ash which was taken from the grave of Blessed Nuno in Lisbon, Portugal, and brought to Agua Prieta,Sonora, Mexico to be added into the mortar used during the construction of Mary Queen of Angels orphanage.

The Blessed Nuno Society serves orphaned, homeless, and abandoned children without regard to creed, race, color, or gender. Your prayers, membership, and contributions help us break the cycle of poverty.

Carmelite Prayer

Lord God,

you called Blessed Nuno Alvarez Pereira

to put aside his sword and follow Christ

under the Patronage of Our Lady of Mount Carmel.

Through his prayers may we too deny ourselves,

and devote ourselves to you with all our hearts.

We ask this through Christ, Our Lord.

From the “Carmelite Proper of the Liturgy of the Hours,”

One of our Tucson members showed us this"Litany of Remembrance" by Joyce Rupp, OSM. It is so fitting that we want to share it with you here.

I remember the children of the world. As Jesus called to the children to come to him, so I gather in prayer the children of my world who are hurting. I embrace them with loving kindness and with a desire to mend the systems that bring such pain to their young lives. I remember the children:

...who will go hungry today,...whose parents are on drugs,...who have no one to teach them to read,...who are handicapped and unattended,...who do not know love,...who live in filth and degradation,,,,who have no friends,...who are not listened to,...who have never been sung to or read to or taken by the hand or experienced earth's mystery and beauty,...who do not have anyone to tuck them into bed at night,...who are shunned or mistreated because of their color, their religion, or the place where they live,...who haveno awareness of their inner goodness,...who have stopped believing in love,...who are filled with anger and hate,...who are receiving a poor education,...who are ill or in pain,...who are grieving the death of a loved one...who are suffering from AIDS or drug-related diseases...who feel lonely, desolate, and unloved,...who are filled with fear for their lives,...who hear only harsh words and hostile language,...who have been bruised, beaten, and mutilated,...who are victims of incest, rape, and pornography,...who hide in fear from the sounds of war,...who are ill and have no medical attention.Yes, I pray for the children of my world today and I pray for each man and woman of this world, including myself, that we will do our part to create better living conditions for these children. Show us the way and prod us into action. God of justice and compassion!

SISTER ZITA AND THE CHILDREN AT BREAD OF LIFE ORPHANAGE IN ST. VINCENT